- dire
 - ['daiə]
 - adj. 可怕的;悲惨的;极端的
 
参考例子
           - 1.The situation has become so dire that there are reports of people eating mud cakes in some slums.
 - 现在情况已经变得十分糟糕,以致有消息说,有些贫民窟的人在用泥饼充饥。
 
- 2.The backward economy and the cruel exploitation by the serf-owners kept the people in dire poverty and misery.
 - 经济的落后和农奴主的残酷剥削,使人民群众处于极端贫穷和悲惨的生活境地。
 
- 3.These caves are crucial to the species' survival and disturbances in the area can have dire consequences for the bats.
 - 这些洞穴对于该物种的生存是至关重要的,因为周围的干扰会对蝙蝠造成可怕的后果。
 
英文解释
           - adj.
 - 1.fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
 - 2.causing fear or dread or terror
 
网络释义
               - dire
 - 可怕的; 可怕悲惨不吉利极端迫切(的); 可怕的,迫切的; 悲惨之;
 
- Dire Striats
 - 恐怖海峡;
 
- Dire ape
 - 凶暴人猿; 凶暴猿;
 
- Dire shuttlecock
 - 鸡毛毽;
 
- dire threats
 - 严重威胁;